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Expert Witness No.1495

EXPERT has over 28 years of cross-functional experience in:

Gas turbines:

Aircraft propulsion systems/aircraft (jet) engines

Marine/ship and transportation turbine systems

Power generation/land-based turbine systems

Automotive engineering

Forensic engineering including:

Component failure and forensic analysis

Fatigue and fracture mechanics

TOPS8D

Failure investigations

Mechanical engineering/machine design:

Medical device design including ultrasonics

Manufacturing processes

Composite materials

FAA certification and FDA 510(k) approval

EDUCATION/TRAINING AND HONOR SOCIETIES:

BSME (University of Florida) cum laude

Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society

MSME (University of Cincinnati) cum laude

Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt graduate

TOPS8D root cause investigation trained

PATENTS;PUBLICATIONS;SPEAKING/LECTURING

Available upon request

REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

Licensed professional engineer in OH, license no. 68061& FL

Holder of NCEES Record with Model Law Engineer designation

NCEES International Registry member

US Naval Engineering Duty Officer qualified

Prior holder of three (3) DoD security clearances

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP:

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

American Society for Metals (ASM)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI)

National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) -- affiliate

TRAINING:

SEAK course, “How to be an Effective Expert Witness,” 2017.

CAREER HISTORY – FORENSIC ENGINEERING & CONSULTING

President and principal investigator in mechanical engineering forensic and design consultation with practice areas served including automotive, aviation, marine, industrial and medical devices. Wide experience encompassing over 28 years including significant intellectual property experience. Licensed professional engineer in 2 states, former USN officer and prior holder of several government clearances. Has led multiple complex field failure investigations to successful resolution.

Allison Advanced Development Company (Rolls-Royce), Indianapolis, IN (1.5 years)

Lead Engineer, Advanced Mechanical Design

Lead engineer for all cold section static hardware for advanced compressor

Executed from conceptual design to issued drawings in 1 year

Performed trade studies and mechanical analysis for design optimization using CAD/FEM

Presentation before senior USAF and company representatives

Compliance to USG specifications

USG clearance required

Pratt and Whitney (Aircraft Engines), West Palm Beach, FL (6 years)

Senior Design Engineer, Government Engine Business

Design lead for compressor vanes, seals and shrouds

Supported Initial Flight Release for the F119/F-22 weapon system

Introduced several redesigns for cost and durability

One of a small team to develop a hollow, composite fan blade design

Performed stress/modal analysis of isotropic and composite structures using CAD/FEM

Presentation before senior USAF and company representatives

Compliance to industry and government specifications

USG clearance required

CAREER HISTORY – MEDICAL DEVICES

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., Blue Ash, OH (Johnson & Johnson) (4 years)

Senior Design Engineer, Harmonic Franchise

As Lead design engineer for 45cm length laparoscopic ultrasonic surgical instrument (ACE45E), led team to FDA 510(k) approval of longer device for use in bariatric markets (gastric bypass and laparoscopic cholecystectomy)

Field surgical observation of ACE45E in patient use and gathered on-site surgeon feedback

On-site test support at CSA labs, Toronto, ON as part of FDA compliance testing

In-vivo animate testing of the device to demonstrate FDA compliance for cut and coagulation performance